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With decision in Adnan Syed case, Maryland Supreme Court sends message about victims’ rights
The Maryland Supreme Court ruled that the rights of Young Lee, Hae Min Lee’s brother, proceedings were violated.
Dad sentenced for pulling gun on coach during elementary school basketball game in Baltimore
Troy Antwaun Spencer, 50, of Allendale in Southwest Baltimore, had pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a prohibited person and possession of a firearm in a school zone.
Ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann was found guilty of sexual abuse. Here’s what’s next.
Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, was found guilty in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on Wednesday on all counts of sexual exploitation of a child, possession of child pornography and cyberstalking. What’s next in his case?
Baltimore judge to man who killed tech CEO Pava LaPere: No one is safe ‘as long as you are free’
Jason Billingsley, 33, of Sandtown-Winchester, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted first-degree murder in an attack on a man and woman in West Baltimore on Sept. 19, 2023.
Maryland Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction of Adnan Syed and orders new hearing
Syed was the subject of the hit podcast “Serial” and served more than 20 years in prison in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School. He has always maintained his innocence.
Timeline of events in the case of Adnan Syed
Adnan Syed received international attention in 2014 with the release of the podcast "Serial."
Ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann found guilty of sexually abusing student
Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, worked at the private, independent all-boys school in Roland Park from 2007 to 2023.
After federal prosecutors rest, ex-Gilman School teacher could testify in sex abuse trial
"Your honor," Chris Bendann told U.S. Senior District Judge James K. Bredar on Tuesday as court adjourned for the day, "I've been advised to let you know I'll sleep on it."
Jury sees 8 videos in sex abuse trial of former Gilman School teacher
One by one, Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen McGuinn played clips from eight videos to the jury in the trial of Chris Bendann, 40, of Baltimore, a former teacher at the Gilman School.
Former Gilman student testifies against teacher he says sexually abused him
A man, 23, testified for more than two hours in U.S. District Court in Baltimore about how his former teacher at the Gilman School, Chris Bendann, sexually abused and extorted him.
Jury selected in trial of ex-Gilman School teacher accused of sexually abusing student
Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen McGuinn and Christopher Nieto, one of Chris Bendann’s attorneys, are set to deliver their opening statements Friday.
After initial refusal to leave cell, ex-Gilman School teacher says he will skip parts of sex abuse trial
U.S. Senior District Judge James K. Bredar had to direct deputy U.S. marshals to go to the cell of Chris Bendann and deliver instructions that he must appear for jury selection.
What to know about the sex abuse trial of ex-Gilman School teacher Chris Bendann
Chris Bendann, a former teacher at the Gilman School, is set to stand trial Wednesday on charges alleging that he victimized a student and recorded videos of the sexual abuse.
Dad pleads guilty for role in son’s shooting at Baltimore high school
In a statement, Baltimore State’s Attorney Ivan Bates said the case “sends a clear message to all parents and guardians that they will be held accountable for their actions and the actions of their children.”
In appeal, Marilyn Mosby calls prosecution ‘ill-advised and ill-conceived from the beginning’
Marilyn Mosby, who served two terms as Baltimore state's attorney from 2015 to 2023, is appealing her perjury and mortgage fraud convictions.
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